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February 4, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Online courses for teen drivers debated
- Former state senator Cilley to announce gubernatorial bid
- NH, other states reach settlement with Prudential
- Northeast is hotbed of Lyme disease
- NECAP tests on the way out in NH
Citizen of Laconia
- Laconia city and school officials watching state bills closely
Foster's Daily Democrat
- UNH poised to deal with Super Bowl victory celebrations
- Former Barrington state Sen. Cilley to run for governor
Keene Sentinel
- Details for new court in Keene emerge
Nashua Telegraph
- Gambling on Super Bowl 'part of the culture'
Eagle-Tribune
- N.H. candidates file for elections next month
- Southern N.H. residents get ready to deliberate at Town Meeting
Union Leader
- Granite Staters enjoying Super hospitality in Indianapolis
NHPR
- School Choice Advocates Pitch Tax Credit Scholarship Program
WMUR
- Obama's Approval Rating Rises With Economy In NH
Seacoast Online
- Local nonprofit boss: Komen controversy a chance to raise awareness of small cancer support groups
- GPS, map program to help rescuers find lost N.H. hikers
- Weather continues to vex N.H. sports and other events

February 3, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Bill would mandate Bible study in schools
- House committee votes to keep sobriety checkpoints
- GOP: Jobs are No. 1 priority in 2012 legislative session
- PSNH opposes bill that calls for its divestiture
- Free Staters tout their growing numbers in NH
- Proposed bill would cut state Department of Education
- Bone marrow donors cases settled in NH, Mass.
Conway Daily Sun
- Economic Outlook: Ebb and flow of business in 2011
Citizen of Laconia
- State's bald eagle population continues to grow
Foster's Daily Democrat
- 'Float out' for Memorial Bridge span planned for Monday
- Shaheen staffers say they will work with Indonesians facing deportation
- Court: NH can't raise vested workers' pension rate
Nashua Telegraph
- PSNH opposes power plan sale
- GOP legislative leaders focus on economy
- Bill would move Bedford toll to Merrimack to make up for lost airport revenue
- GOP's Steve Kenda, North Hampton businessman, explores gubernatorial run
- Senate leader's school aid proposal gaining support
Eagle-Tribune
- N.H. House tackles expanded gambling - again
- Signals from Washington good for I-93 funding
- Pelham selectmen ask Lynch to veto redistricting plan
Union Leader
- Refugee moratorium called unconstitutional
- Judge rejects law seeking to reform state pensions
- Petitions urge probe of activist in balloting case
- Prohibiting sobriety checkpoints opposed
- Bill heard on legalization of marijuana possession
- House Republican leaders promise to work on economy
- Ayotte sponsoring bill to avoid defense cuts
NHPR
- Report: Prescription Drug Abuse Rampant In NH
- Court Ruling Protects Some Public Workers
Seacoast Online
- Memorial Bridge span set for removal Monday night

February 2, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Group says NH construction workers were mistreated
-  NH again considers prescription database
-  House votes to save $ 26 millions
-  Senate floats amendment
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Nearly 100 Dover area Indonesians may have to leave U.S.: Despite having lived here since early 1990s
-  Protest in Durham claims immigrant workers not being paid: Undocumented Guatemalans tell police they weren't paid for more than a month's labor
-  Shaheen questions Pentagon need for BRAC closings Calls recommendation premature
Keene Sentinel
-  City Council to vote on bond for courthouse
Laconia Citizen
-  Groups working to protect Gilmanton’s greatest views
Nashua Telegraph
-  Friends of Benson Park receive anonymous $138,000 donation toward Hudson museum
-  Student debt stirs Obama’s mention
NHPR
-  House bill would outlaw GPS tracking 
-  House votes to take away emergency powers
-  State Senate adopts redistricting plan
Union Leader
-  Bill would require students to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
-  House panel says no to language change in death penalty statute
-  Oppenheimer and Co. to pay penny stock penalties
WMUR
-  Workers Of Capstone Development Protest Unpaid Wages

February 1, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Lynch pans Republican agenda at State of the State address
-  Quotes from NH address, reaction
-  House Bill mandates allegiance 
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Downtown Dover mill deal sealed: Chinburg buys historic Dover property; plans 120 apartments in upper levels
-  N.H. House to hear representative's petition for redress of grievances regarding rezoning meetings in Rochester
-  Author tells Madbury kids: Write every day, journal and keep reading
Keene Sentinel
-  Attacks could harm nominee: blood feud between Gingrich and Romney might weaken the front-runner
NHPR
-  Governor Lynch Gives Final State of the State Address: Full Transcript
-  A New Poverty Definition: Liquid Asset Poverty
Union Leader
-  St. Anselm's Abbot Leavy retiring as college chancellor
-  FairPoint fights municipal pole taxes
-  Komen breast cancer charity ends Planned Parenthood funding

January 31, 2012
Concord Monitor
School districts in VT and NH talk merger
-  Bill seeks to end sobriety checkpoints
-  Editorial: Lawmakers would legalize discrimination
-  State House Memo: We must reject health exchange
Foster's Daily Democrat
Dover state rep. pushes to have state quit 'No Child Left Behind' : But wants to amend bill to let state opt out of portions only
Proposed hydropower project draws some flak: Informational meeting to be repeated tonight in Milton
Nuclear company hosts job fair in Newington Tuesday
Keene Sentinel
Winchester budget battle resumes
Laconia Citizen
-  GHS Literary Magazine lauded as one of the best in the nation
Environmental activist gives chilling presentation on global warming
Nashua Telegraph
Nashua’s Ledge Street School buys 180 iPads with federal grant
Nashua Broad Street Parkway design contest moves forward
NHPR
New Hampshire's Commissioner for Health and Human Services Nick Toumpas
Special Coverage: State of the State Address
How NH's Manufacturing Sector Stacks Up To Its Neighbors'
Lawmakers Consider State Monitoring of Prescription Drugs (Again)
Union Leader
Legislators to weigh ‘Caylee' bill for NH
Romney has double-digit lead in Florida
NH House panel mulls marijuana decriminalization, allowing nano-brewers at farmers' markets
WMUR
Federal Ban Scares Snake Breeders In NH
List: 25 Fastest-Shrinking Jobs In New Hampshire


January 30, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Lynch to give final NH state-of-state address
-  NH House votes on use of surplus $26 million
-  NH bills inspired by death of Caylee Anthony
Historical marker for Isaac Hill will be moved downtown in Concord
Foster's Daily Democrat
N.H. among lowest drop outs in the U.S.: Local principal attributes wide range of curricular topics
UNH Confucius Institute celebrates Year of the Dragon Jan. 31
NH House considers Memorial Day gas tax respite
Keene Sentinel
-  Council to urge hearing about BearCat vehicle acquisition
Laconia Citizen
-  Police make 'riot' arrests
Series of bills targets NH public workers' unions
Nasua Telegraph
Nashua’s Daniel Webster College looking forward, after turbulent transition period
No Child Left Behind, 10 years later
NHPR
The Little Known True Story of "Oppo" Research
Lynch Vetoes Bill Allowing 400% Annual Interest Rates
Union Leader
Effort renewed to consolidate Nashua court in Manchester
Private prison interest strong for New Hampshire
Garry Rayno's State House Dome: Bill seeks end to sobriety checkpoints


January 29, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Gay marriage repeal bill no sure bet
- Protection plan for Concord farmhouses on hold
- NH bill denies in-state tuition to illegal immigrants
Foster's Daily Democrat
- N.H. bats threatened as millions reported dead
- NH pond hockey tournament postponed
Nashua Telegraph
- Daniel Webster College looks ahead after turbulent transition
- Hudson, Salem remain as proposed sites for casinos
- Lynch seeks to cement legacy in final year of leadership
Union Leader
- Officials decry rule making health plans cover contraception
- State House Dome: Bill seeks to end sobriety checkpoints
Seacoast Online
- Maritime officials say bridge plan threatens future commerce
- N.H. expects win in tax dispute with hospitals
- UNH program to help vets goes nationwide

January 28, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Lynch vetoes short-term loan bill
- D.C. wants N.H.'s help to become a state
- Vermont Yankee says it won't test for tritium
Conway Daily Sun
- Appalachian Mountain Club welcomes new president
Keene Sentinel
- Governor Lynch vetoes payday loan bill
- Plan to build new courthouse in Keene moves ahead
- Gun bills draw crowd at Senate hearing
Nashua Telegraph
- Economic challenges for region remain, but analysts say they're optimistic
- Nashua lawmaker wants nation's capital to become 51st state
Union Leader
- Lynch vetoes bill that would allow interest rates to top 400% a year
WMUR
- Officials Vow to Fight Potential Shipyard Closure
Seacoast Online
- Portsmouth officials: Biden visit taxed city's budget, safety resources

January 27, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Senate committee holds gun bills for further study
- Legislation would let parents pull students from school district
- Legislator argues for cuts to welfare
- Bill targets inmates' health care
- Biden in Rochester: GOP providing clear choice for voters
- NH, Maine senators pan base closing plan
- Senate passes eminent domain protection
- DC leaders pitching statehood in New Hampshire
Foster's Daily Democrat
- Biden: Collaboration of city, state and college a great model for manufacturing
- Dover mayor calls county budget proposal fair, but restricted
- N.H. and Maine legislators pledge to work together to support shipyard
- Gonic principal downplays heroism in student's river rescue
Keene Sentinel
- Locals react to law that lets parents scrutinize, alter course material
Nashua Telegraph
- Security officials argue against NH House bill that would allow guns on campus
- NH lawmaker pushes to restrict welfare benefits for additional children
Eagle-Tribune
- Three NH libraries form co-op
Union Leader
- Four senators decry more base closings
- Biden talks business-education partnerships, 'insourcing' in NH visit
- Bill would block additional welfare benefits for additional babies
- Senate panel weighs arguments in gun bill debate
NHPR
- Budget Cuts Threaten Parental Rights
- White House Brings Manufacturing Pitch to NH
- Senate Puts Brakes on Looser Gun Laws
Seacoast Online
- Corporate spat ends; DirecTV customers won't miss Super Bowl
- Biden's NH visit includes stop at local Obama campaign office
- House spokesperson defends campaign email announcement
- Gloves off for next fight to save shipyard
- LGC must produce legal communications, says state
- Committee says no to Super Bowl display at Sen. Shaheen's office

January 26, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Senate prevents projects like Northern Pass from taking land through eminent domain
-  NH Senate considers loosening its gun laws
-  NH mothers would see no raise in welfare for baby
-  Biden highlights NH job training program
-  Interlibrary loan system on fritz, server problems slow book request
Food Safety News
NH Food Freedom Bill Calls for Jailing Feds

Foster's Daily Democrat
-  New Dover tax cap allow much smaller tax levy increase than old formula
Keene Sentinel
-  Medical professionals could refuse to provide abortion services
-  Study: Commercial flights out of Keene would be bust
Laconia Citizen
-  McLaughlin not running for governor
-  Inter-Lakes School Board OKs proposed district budget
Nashua Telegraph
-  Merrimack council to address toll proposals Thursday
-  Nashua now owns Pennichuck Corp. after decade of talks and fights
NHPR
-  The OTHER State of the Union, #SOTU
-  House hears bill to allow students drop any class
Union Leader
University system officials seek time to decentralize services
Ayotte: U.S. right to shift military focus
House committee says kill bill limiting arrests for violations of protective orders
WMUR
Case Against Newport Principal Could Be Dismissed
Program To Help Injured Troops Moves Forward

January 25, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Obama focuses on fairness during State of the Union 
-  NH court defeats town's residency restriction
-  NH lawmakers wants Magna Carta reference in bills
-  NH gets D- on teacher quality policies
-  NH DOT to work on open toll lanes at Hampton
-  Bill allows refusal of same-sex couples
-  Legislation would ease dairy rules
-  Bill would allow felons to have guns
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Dems in Dover applaud Obama's goals, plans for the country
Keene Sentinel
-  Health care compact goes to debate
A Constitutional Amendment to tie the hands of future legislators in New Hampshire
Laconia Daily Sun
Think tank suggests high level of poverty reason for Laconia's relatively high crime rates, for N.H.
Nashua Telegraph
Objection key in anti-abortion bill
NHPR
-  Berlin gets a plan for reviving downtown
House Comittee wants out of No Child Left Behind
Voter ID Bill Wins Key Backers
Politico
Republican rebuttal to State of the Union: Mitch Daniels slams Obama as ‘pro-poverty’
Full transcript of Obama State of the Union
Union Leader
Obama speechwriter has deep NH roots
State Senate to consider bill to restrict utility land taking

January 24, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Senate Committee holding hearings on congressional districts
-  Redistricting plan destined for court
-  Concord: Balanced budget, services prioritized
-  GOP debate gets heated and personal in Florida
-  NH sled dog race canceled due to mild weather
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  VP Biden to visit Rochester this Thursday
-  Greenland state rep seeks to fill national GOP seat Woods to vacate
-  NH Senate considering new voting photo ID measure
Keene Sentinel
-  Legislature to weigh in on school choice
Laconia Citizen
-  City Council hears final report on Colonial Theatre effort
Nashua Telegraph
-  GOP leaders say compact fixes system
-  No plans to build prison in Litchfield, selectmen say
NHPR
-  Traumatized refugees struggle to make NH home
-  Competing Studies Dispute Northern Pass Jobs Claims
-  Lawmakers Consider Education Tax Credits
Union Leader
-  'View tax’ and value debated at hearing
-  Obama's State of the Union: Tough talk expected
-  O'Brien, Bettencourt back Tucker run for Republican National Committee seat

January 23, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  New rules could boost New England renewable power

-  Maine, Vt moving ahead on health care, NH lags
-  NH Senate considering school tax credit option
-  State House: Violence Bill creates concerns
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Calling local candidates: Filing period for Barrington town office coming up
Keene Sentinel
-  Economy Focus of State of the Union on Tuesday
-  A Constitutional Amendment to tie the hands of future legislators in New Hampshire
Nashua Telegraph
-  NH makes progress in national charter school ranking system
Union Leader
-  Number of Northern Pass Jobs Questioned
-  Applications rolling in for new Montessori school in Manchester
-  Northern Pass: taking land for greed, not need

January 22, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Slight increase in NH high school dropout rate noted
- NH ski areas offer free lift tickets to military
Keene Sentinel
- Study: 1 in 3 NH students uses pot
- Fewer cases of Norovirus seen so far in NH
Nashua Telegraph
- NH makes progress in national charter school ranking system
- Specialized police units address Nashua's violent crimes
- A real he-said, she-said at Statehouse over bullying charge
- New NH law allows parental objections to any course material; educators wary of potential consequences
Union Leader
- Voter fraud concerns to prompt checklist guidelines
- Hundreds from NH to join March for Life in Washington
- State House Dome: House sets sights on university's chancellor office
Seacoast Online
- Private school scholarship bills criticized as being costly to public education
- Schools hope for restored building aid from state

January 21, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Pro-marriage group will spend $250k on NH legislative races
- NH Executive Councilor Wieczorek to retire
- NH hosts military teens for winter adventure camps
- EPA official to discuss new power plant rule in NH
Citizen of Laconia
- Laconia is tops is some crime categories
Keene Sentinel
- Federal judge gives Vermont Yankee the go-ahead
Union Leader
- Granite Status: Potential candidates line up to run for Wieczorek's Executive Council seat
- National 'pro-traditional marriage' group to spend $250k on NH races in 2012
- Closure of Piscataqua River postponed in Portsmouth
- Gov. Lynch calls himself 'manufacturing guy' during aviation plant tour
Eagle-Tribune
- Battle brewing over NH cancer center proposal
WMUR
- NH, Md. Congressmen Bet On AFC Championship
- Biden To Visit Rochester Thursday
Seacoast Online
- Closure of river for bridge demolition delayed to early February
- N.H. home sales went up in 2011, prices fell

January 20, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Unions at State House to defend themselves from legislation
- Anti-bullying bill polices State House
- Home sales in state offer mixed signals
Conway Daily Sun
- Shouting match erupts at meeting of Carroll County commissioners
Citizen of Laconia
- Report recommends Belknap County create community corrections program
Foster's Daily Democrat
- Even more money than previously thought may be missing from Somersworth Housing Authority
Eagle-Tribune
- Bill would free N.H. products from federal rules
- N.H. residents feel pinch of rising fuel prices
- Company that conducted Guinta push poll fined $15,000
Laconia Sun
- Lakes Region senators in tug-of-war over Northern Pass
Nashua Telegraph
- Speaker O'Brien deflects accusations of bullying other state reps
- Labor groups protest 'union-busting' bills in Concord
Union Leader
- Lawmakers: Vehicle efficiency running ahead of state tax revenue
- Reopening of state lab depends on water tests
- House strikes three words from income tax proposition
- Primary Status: NH Perry advisers speak out on failed campaign
- Granite Status: Phyllis Woods won't seek another term as Republican National Committeewoman
- NH delegation support wanes for online piracy bill
NHPR
- House Takes Up Bills To Curb Unions
- Feds Approve $5 Million to Preserve North Country Land
WMUR
- Homeowners Run Into Regulatory Snags Rebuilding From Irene
- More Home Heating Aid Released

January 19, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  NH House aims to bury income tax
-  House bans funds for Planned Parenthood
-  Redistricting changes quashed
-  Senate passes jury nullification
-  Attack on unions should be repelled
-  NH judicial branch seeks input on electronic files
Conway Daily Sun
-  State representative Chandler says county government should be abolished
-  Borrowing, abortion, Obama: our government reflects us
Eagle Tribune
-  Plaistow residents want a voice in MBTA proposal
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  More than $800,000 was stolen from Somersworth Housing Authority
Keene Sentinel 
-  Keene lower school budget sails through hearing
Nashua Telegraph
-  Study finds violent crimes increased from 1985-2010 in Nashua, Manchester but decreased in most smaller towns
NHPR
-  3 Companies Selected for Stimulus-funded Green Launching Pad
-  House passes Redistricting Plan
Union Leader
-  Forest Society makes Balsams right-of-way deal final
-  Granite Status: Candidates for open governor's post already gearing up
-  Ayotte, Bass among those withdrawing support for protested Internet piracy bills
-  Debating voter ID: Who is defending current law?
WMUR
-  Residents, officials, oppose Manchester prison idea
-  NH to receive nearly $500 K for disaster relief

January 18, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  NH bill bars insurance coverage for abortions
-  Shrimp season rolls on amid controversy over quota
-  Senate to take up jury nullification legislation
-  Voters assail land conservation bill
Eagle Tribune
-  Salem officials' arrests prompt call for change: appointed not elected
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Economist says gay marriage undermines state's fiscal stability
Keene Sentinel
-  A plan to reorganize students and schools in the Conval Regional School District
-  Eminent domain law needs clarity
Nashua Telegraph
-  Merrimack officials not to appeal Nashua’s approved acquisition of Pennichuck Corp
-  Efforts continue to protect Litchfield’s rare, seasonally flooded marshland
NHPR
-  House Committee Takes up Eminent Domain
-  Battle For The Senate: Numbers Favor GOP, But Control Is Still Up For Grabs
-  NH House Eyes Pulling out of No Child Left Behind
-  House Speaker O'Brien Wants Fatter Rainy Day Fund for "simple prudence"
Seacoast Online
-  Second Amendment fan says gun bills go too far
Union Leader
-  Manchester, police unions agree on concessions
-  155 Queen City residents sign petition opposing prison
-  Fate of Daniel Webster birthplace distresses history buffs
-  State Senate takes up two business law updates

January 17, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Republican leaders of the House ask their caucuses to oppose committee's recommendations and pass Planned-Parenthood bill
-  NH House GOP redistricting plan up for vote
-  Super PAC ads make campaign handshakes irrelevant
-  Legislation alters tax revenue use for cities, towns
-  A half a dozen bad bills on abortion
Eagle Tribune
-  Atkinson voters asked to fund police station repairs
-  Salem Chamber launches big outreach campaign
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Gay marriage play '8' goes national during 2012
-  Somersworth discusses energy audits tonight
Keene Sentinel
-  Report: Casinos would bring money to NH
-  The casino bill is mainly about (a) money or (b) quality of life
Nashua Telegraph
-  NH supporters disappointed with Huntsman exit
NHPR
-  Berlin loses aircraft parts jobs to Wisconsin 
Union Leader
-  NH House to decide on state income tax ban
-  Merrimack reaches contract accord with police union
-  Protecting property: Northern Pass and the law
-  Merrimack reaches contract accord with police union
WMUR 
-  Personal Income Tax Ban Could Be Added To NH Constitution

January 16, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Huntsman to quit GOP race
-  NH bill would move state primary into August
-  Perennial candidate Vermin Supreme draws national attention
Eagle Tribune
-  Windham voters asked to OK design funds for new middle school 
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  A new version of the redistricting bill in East Dover
-  NH Innovation Center seeks applicants
-  Gov. Lynch nominates 2 area residents to Public Utilities Commission
Keene Sentinel
-  Roxbury says Water Works Bill ‘tough to swallow’
-  Gay marriage question to appear on 2012 ballots
Nashua Telegraph
- No staff bylines in Union-Leader newspaper as contract battle continues
EPA: Power plants are biggest greenhouse gas emitters in NH
Nashua church pays tribute to Martin Luther King with annual celebration of his message
NHPR
-  Forest Society Makes Goal for Balsams, Blocks Northern Pass
-  Q&A: Outgoing Stonyfield CEO on the Organic Business Model, His Political Future and Agent Orange
Union Leader
-  Dartmouth marks 50 years since King lecture on campus
-  Waste of money: Highway signs state obvious
-  Keene council to consider taking action against member
-  City Hall: Media crush provided lesson for improving poll safety
WMUR
-  Group Says It Got Primary Ballots With Dead People's Names

January 15, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Company eyes Manchester land for privately-run prison
- House rejects plan to cut card dealers' pay
- Ten hospitals fight Medicare cuts
- Senate to take up bill on eminent domain
- White Mountain National Forest waives day fees this weekend
Foster's Daily Democrat
- Repeal of same-sex marriage proposed in House
Nashua Telegraph
- Legislator restarts effort to move superior court out of Nashua
- EPA: Power plants are biggest greenhouse gas emitters in NH
- As primary buzz leaves NH, campaign volunteers say their 'work is done'
- Romney paid attention to all the necessary details in winning NH primary
Eagle-Tribune
- Study: Granite State will lose gambling revenue because of casino delay
- N.H. citizens have their say at Town Meeting
- Finally, calm after the primary story
Union Leader
- Proposed 'puppy mill' legislation has both sides growling
- Secretary of state says voting measure needs tweaking
- Proposal for small rail system in Manchester on track again
- State House Dome: Senate's first vote of session could affect Northern Pass
- Small percentage of new NH voters didn't show right ID
Seacoastonline.com
- With primary over, state races heat up
- Local activists get ready for November elections
- Local Government Center says it made honest mistakes

January 14, 2012
Concord Monitor
- NH primary order of finish still unclear
Citizen of Laconia
- Judge upholds Plymouth State's right to ban guns
Foster's Daily Democrat
- NH Supreme Court upholds Bigfoot's free speech rights
Keene Sentinel
- 'Bigfoot' wins free speech appeal
- Report gives N.H. schools a grade of C
Nashua Telegraph
- Bigfoot has free speech rights in NH, too - on Mount Monadnock, at least
- Anti-bullying rally following death of 11-year-old Merrimack girl canceled by organizer
Union Leader
- NH case figures into US Supreme Court ruling for first time in 40 years
- Granite Status: Primary set record for GOP turnout
- As campaigns depart, NH tallies their economic impact
Seacoastonline.com
- Ayotte gives family WWI Purple Heart in New Castle
- Legislator proposes 'Live Free or Die' motto on motorcycle plates too

January 13, 2012
Concord Monitor
- Stonyfield CEO resigns from post, to focus on policy work
- Taking of poll videos may have been illegal
- Snow finally blankets state
- Record number of Republicans voted in primary
Conway Daily Sun
- Carroll County commissioners, sheriff in standoff over hiring of prosecutor
Citizen of Laconia
- Laconia City Council supports NH redistricting plan, but not House version
- Bill would toughen sanctions for serious boating misconduct
Foster's Daily Democrat
- Fewer Somersworth residents turn out for primary
Keene Sentinel
- Reimbursement cuts hit elderly people's cable connections
- Some don't want schools used as polling places
Nashua Telegraph
- Nashua woman angry that Project Veritas posed as her dead brother in ballot video
- Hirshberg to step down as CEO at Stonyfield
- NH education system earns mixed grades in new report
- Legislators weigh creation of inspector general, financial agency to ward off another FRM scandal
Union Leader
- Polls video slammed as 'fraud'
- Senate committee dials up Internet phone law upgrades
- Catholic Medical chief to leave after 13 years at the helm
- Hirshberg steps down at Stonyfield, former Ben & Jerry's CEO to take over
NHPR
- NH Lawmakers: Don't Lower Cod Catch Limit
Seacoastonline.com
- LGC request for firefighter's e-mails is 'institutional antagonism,' says securities bureau

January 12, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Against business? GOP split on Romney's practices
-  NH residents happy to have the primary, glad it's over
-  NH House hearings cancelled due to storm
-  House demands suit opposing health reform
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  Romney found greatest margin of support in small communities
-  Many area communities saw much smaller voter turnout
Laconia Citizen
-  Romney wins in most Lakes Region towns, but not all
Nashua Telegraph
-  Democrats in Nashua didn’t want Republicans to have all the primary fun
-  National DNC Chair calls Romney a 'wounded candidate'
-  Time to start working on 2016 primary
NHPR
-  EPA releases data of top Greenhouse Gas emitters in NH
-  Change in Policy may help Immigrants stay in the US
-  Lawsuits over State cuts for Medicaid
-  Senate unveils redistricting plan
Union Leader
-  PSNH customers to see rate drop in their bills
-  Video alleges voter fraud in NH
-  Lawmakers put off action on income tax, gambling bill
WMUR
-  Romney nomination could mean more attention on Wolfeboro

January 11, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Romney: "Tonight we celebrate. Tomorrow we go back to work"
-  For Huntsman third place is a 'ticket to ride'
-  Paul celebrates 'nibbling' at Romney's heels
-  Romney targets Obama in win
-  Perry and Roemer: parties of one
Foster's Daily Democrat
-  As Republicans leave Obama begins grassroots campaign to take N.H.
-  Gingrich and Santorum N.H GOP losers
-  Romney's GOP critics will get more heat
-  NH Senate holding hearing on proposed districts
Nashua Telegraph
-  Gingrich greeted warmly despite fourth place finish
NHPR
-  Santorum supporters still hopeful
-  NH Primary 2012: Wrap-Up
Union Leader
-  Romney says thank you NH for Primary win
-  Gingrich will take 4th place 
-  2012 New Hampshire Primary* : Town-by-Town Vote
WMUR
-  GOP race moves south after Romney wins NH

January 10, 2012
Concord Monitor
-  Romney and election day after 'firing' impasse
-  Dixville Notch shows a tie between Romney and Huntsman
-  Izak the goat is a Huntsman supporter
-  The race left more footprints than a game of twister
-  What will independents do ?
Foster's Daily Democrat: 
-  Polling locations and hours for the Presidential Primary today
-  Gingrich: New Hampshire could be 'wide-open'
-  Roemer says N.H. 'is the right size for me' while watching the LSU football game
Nashua Telegraph
-  Romney: "I like being able to fire people"
-  Ron Paul takes shots at Patriot Act in Hollis stop
-  Cold temperatures for Santorum's campaign
NHPR
- What GOP candidates need from NH
Union Leader
John DiStaso's Granite Status: Romney under attack as he tries to nail down primary win
WMUR
- Gingrich's stop cancelled due to protestors
Paul Volunteers Work Phones For Last-Minute Votes

January 9, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- Perry kicks off bus tour
- Romney's lead slips in the Granite state
- Paul: Message more important than strategy
- Emboldened Huntsman takes swings at Romney
- GOP rivals ramp up criticism
- Christie rallies Romney crowd
- Gingrich sways voters on the campaign trial
- No real choice on healthcare
- Guinta opts to not endorse a candidate
- Protesters call for Newt's surrender
- Romney leads South Carolina poll
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Romney sweeps the seacoast in last efforts
- NH House set to vote on legalizing casinos
- NH Senate holding hearing on re-districting
- Santorum's NH experience different than Iowa
- For Gingrich, attacks on Romney came with a risk
- Romney rivals make final NH appeal
Nashua Telegraph:
- GOP candidates turn debaters again, try to knock Romney
- Candidates use latest technology in campaigns
- Gingrich says the EPA's targeting of Nashua landfill 'stinks'
NHPR:
- Finally, Romney's opponents take aim
- Final campaign ads hit NH
Union Leader:
- 325,000 expected to vote on Tuesday
- Gingrich blasts Obama in Derry
- Environmental groups lists 'dirty dozen' hazardous NH bills
- Balsam's land deal nears $850,000 goal
WMUR:
- Polls show battle for second in NH, Romney holds lead
- Everything you need to know to vote
- Huntsman says he can feel momentum
- Christie fires back at Romney protesters

January 8, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- Romney rivals hash it out during debate
- Undecided voters take their time
- Romney tells supporters at rally: 'Don't get too confident'
- It's a feast or famine campaign for Huntsman in N.H.
- Santorum: Romney too much of a status quo candidate, too much like Obama
- Gingrich: 'Massachusetts moderate' Romney no good for country
- Billionaire gives $5 million to pro-Gingrich PAC
- GOP contenders blast gay marriage
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Romney brushes off rivals' barbs in NH debate
- Study says number of 'Yankee Republicans' is dwindling
- Internet can complement, not replace, retail politicking
- N.H. remains hub for meet-and-greet, grassroots campaigning
- Diplomats observing NH primary campaigning
- NJ Gov. Christie headed to NH to campaign for Romney
Keene Sentinel:
- School budget is tight, but costly in Keene
Nashua Telegraph:
- Romney tempers expectations at Derry campaign stop
- More debates means fewer handshakes for NH voters
Eagle-Tribune:
- Definitions of conservatism vary among GOP candidates
- Democrats vote, too, on Tuesday
- GOP candidates hit the pavement
Union Leader:
- Celebrities, debates spice up NH primary contest
- For political junkies, NH during primary is 'your Disney World'
- Republican rivals turn up the heat during debate
- GOP candidates face another debate today
- Candidates planning campaign stops after morning debate
NHPR:
- Hundreds Turn Out For Santorum Town Hall in Hollis
WMUR:
- Romney Targets Obama, Rest Of GOP Field Target Each Other In Debate
- Protesters Rally Before, During NH Debate
- Hundreds Of Media Outlets Covering NH Debate
- Huntsman: NH Ready For Serious Choice
Seacoastonline.com:
- N.H. House to consider bills to reform deliberative sessions
- PSNH wood project celebrates five years
- 'Anti-bullying' bill linked to allegations against House Speaker O'Brien
- Economic impact of N.H. primary seen as limited
- News analysis: Is a Romney blow out inevitable?
- Self-styled 'jerk' on Democrat ballot on Tuesday
- Fringe candidates hope to spark debate on myriad of issues

January 7, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- Forest society gets $150,000 donation
- Boscawen post office closes; town vows to fight
- How the voting will work on primary day
- Santorum campaign stops draws overflow crowds - and some derision
- Paul: President must protest freedom
- With final pitch, Gingrich tries to clear up 'myths'
- Huntsman takes campaign to North Country
Spaghetti supper for Romney draws overflow
- Santorum's income has soared since he left Senate
- Super PACs buy time to keep their donors secret
Conway Daily Sun:
- A year of ups and downs for GOP contenders
- Up close and personal: Do retail politics matter anymore?
- Ski area snowmakers make the most of cold temperatures
Citizen of Laconia:
- State Senate redistricting plan proposes big changes for the Lakes Region
- Santorum urges voters to ignore polls and pundits
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Ron Paul makes push at UNH for undecided voters
- Romney leads Paul 2-1 in popular cigar shop matchbook poll
- Buddy Roemer tells Turbocam workers in Barrington he's against special interest money
Keene Sentinel:
- Keene ponders new zoning for land near Cheshire County Jail
Nashua Telegraph:
- Paul greeted by frenzied crowd in Nashua
- Nashua senator Lambert to step down after being reinstated by Marines
Eagle-Tribune:
- Don't 'Mass up' on GOP nomination, Gingrich says
- Paul: 'There's room for change'
Union Leader:
- Granite State: Secretary of state predicts 325,000 will vote in NH primary
- At high school caucus in Hudson, the pick is Huntsman
- Young voters get up close to the candidates
- Porn in Plaistow library startles patrons
- Starting in September, Salem polling places will change
- Paul campaign rolls into Nashua
- Gingrich lashes out against Obama as 'best food-stamp president'
- Santorum turnout forces audience outside
- Primary Status: Perry will spend NH primary night in South Carolina
NHPR:
- Romney Up Big in UNH Poll
WMUR:
- Poll: Romney Holds Onto Big Lead In NH
- Fact Check: Romney's Olympics Claim
- Primary Means Big Business For Local Merchants
- Huntsman: 'NH Loves An Underdog'
- Gingrich Says Upsetting Romney Will Be Tough
Seacoastonline.com:
- Romney wins Federal Cigar's matchbook poll
- Candidates also make a calculated choice in their clothing
- Dual debates is a chance to throw Romney off stride

January 6, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- N.H. House revives right-to-work in new form
- Despite veto threat, gun bills passed
- Education funding amendment fails
- Senate proposes district reshuffle
- House keeps laws that require various business licenses
- Santorum booed after same-sex marriage exchange
- Huntsman predicts his N.H. efforts will pay off
- Romney assails Obama over S.C. labor dispute
- Romney borrows Bachmann 'crony capitalism' catchphrase
- Portsmouth restaurant to candidates: Keep out
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Shuttle service for Memorial Bridge project to begin Jan. 9
- Ron Paul to await primary results in Manchester
- Huntsman: America must export to fix economy
- Gingrich says alternative to Romney emerge
- Iowa defeat leaves Perry in unfamiliar role: loser
- Romney's rivals pile on pejoratives
- Gingrich says blacks deserve paychecks not food stamps
- Huntsman picks up Boston Globe endorsement
Keene Sentinel:
- N.H. House votes for new parental authority over public school curricula
- Economist Kotlikoff to join campaign as third-party candidate
Nashua Telegraph:
- New law gives parents authority to veto 'objectionable' classroom material
- Proposed Senate redistricting plan released
- Undecided Nashua voters still seeking answers at forum with Roemer
- Saddam Hussein's sword to be auctioned in Manchester
Eagle-Tribune:
- Santorum banks on momentum from Iowa
- Romney: It's the economy and I'm the man to fix it
- Candidates pack schedule with appearances
- N.H. has fewer registered voters than in 2008
Union Leader:
- Bill gives workers the option of paying no union fees
- Optional concealed gun permit OK'd by House
- House passes bill to track airport security abuse
- State revenue tops Dec. projection, but lags expectations for the year
- Granite Status: Gingrich blasts Romney, questions Santorum's conservative purity
- Romney attacks Obama for lack of leadership
- Santorum speaks of his conservative vision
NHPR:
- During Visit To North Country Gingrich Challenges Romney's Republican Credentials
- Granite State Voters In Midst Of Primary Season
WMUR:
- Gingrich Says He's Candidate Who Can Beat Obama
- Huntsman, Roemer, Karger Campaign In NH
Seacoastonline.com:
- Gutted pre-buy oil bill passes in House
- LGC subpoenas e-mails from head of firefighters' union
- After slim Iowa win, Romney seeks big N.H. victory
    
January 5, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- House passes guns on campus bill
- McCain says GOP should settle quickly on Romney
- NH Senator Forsythe not seeking re-election
- Moving trends: More people leaving Northeast
- Santorum's conservative record has some blemishes
- With 5 days to go, GOP rivals in race for money
- NH Primary hard to predict
- House votes to make killing a fetus a crime
- Santorum faces organization and money hurdles in NH
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Karger says 'we will find voters, where ever they hide'
- Gas price watch: over $4 a gallon by spring?
- UNH faculty ranked among nations best researchers
Keene State Sentinel:
- Santorum: Family values and economy are key issues
- Huntsman speaks at Peterborough Town House Tuesday night
- After Iowa, local supports still confident in candidates
Nashua Telegraph:
- Huntsman and Santorum take different paths in NH campaign
Union Leader:
- Former NHGOP Chair Jack Kimbell endorses Lamontagne for Governor
- Bachmann drops out, Ron Paul back in NH Friday
- Gingrich hits campaign trial in Laconia
- Santorum hopes to build on Iowa showing
- Gingrich admits, no one person can turn the US around
NHPR:
- McCain's street cred aids Romney
- NH House leaders show restraint in day one, eight hour session
- NH's primary role still key, but changing
- 25% of those killed in 2011 car crashes in NH were thrown from vehicle, not wearing seat belt
WMUR:
- Lawmakers consider vetoes, gun rights
- Huntsman hopes for strong showing in NH
    
January 4, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- Attempt to remove Obama from the ballot in NH unfairly denied, some GOP reps say
- Romney: Iowa doesn't prove a lot, hard work ahead
- NH Legislature convenes for 2012 session
- After Iowa, questions grow about occupy impact
- NH bill makes some insurance coverage optional
- Reactions at the Iowa caucuses
- McCain to endorse Romney
- NH House GOP: Jobs the focus
- Huntsman has NH all to himself
- Lynch vows to veto guns bills loosening legislation
- DC leaders travel to NH to make cases to become 51st state
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- Karger in Portsmouth, Durham
- Bill to expand capital punishment proposed in House
Keene Sentinel:
- It's official, the flu is here
Nashua Telegraph:
- Tight 3-way race in Iowa: Santorum, Romney, Paul
Union Leader:
- Romney edges Santorum by 8 votes in Iowa, on to NH
- NH braces for pre-primary rush of candidates and media
- Veteran official Bonnie Newman backs Huntsman
- Lone candidate in NH, Huntsman courts voters
- State officials mull billing family for for $15k search for missing son
- UNH Cooperative Extension cuts staff after funding losses
NHPR:
- Iowa results fuel Santorum NH campaign
- GOP candidates now 'fight for their life'
- Rick Perry to reassess bid after loss in Iowa
- Gingrich challenges 'Massachusetts moderate' as campaign moves to NH
WMUR:
- Democrats try to make presence known in NH
- Huntsman tours NH as caucus results pour in
    
January 3, 2012
Concord Monitor:
- Possible NH bill requiring driving course on how to react when engine fails
- NH to consider bill charging death of a fetus, 24 weeks or older, as murder
- 1 fatality and 24 DUI arrests in NH on New Year's
- Santorum surging in Iowa but facing daunting challenges
- Huntsman: As President, I'll modernize US education and send it local
- On the eve of the primary, super PACs not letting up
- NH House considers allowing short term loans
- NH bill may involve police in overseeing airport searches
Foster's Daily Democrat:
- NH Governor and law enforcement oppose gun bills
- NH House voting on vetoed Status of Men bill
- NH House considers title loan bill allowing up to 25% interest a month
- With focus on Iowa, Huntsman continues NH effort
Nashua Telegraph:
- Huntsman courts Nashua voters on the eve of Iowa caucuses
- Former Daddy's Junky Music employees find work in new Manchester business
Union Leader:
- Veterans say New Boston air station should be reopened to them
- Balsams conservation bid raises $315,000, needs $850,000 total
- Icey roads plague NH morning commute
NHPR:
- The Republican candidates on fiscal policy
WMUR:
- Sununu and Gatsas work phone bank for Romney
- Gingrich strives for 'great upset' in Iowa
- New NH laws now in effect for 2012
    

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